Registration for one of the most prestigious and massive ultra-trail races in the world – Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blan (UTMB) opened on January 6. Founded in 2003, today UTMB is a week-long
How to finish Western States on just 17 miles a week training “Personal trainers and coaches hate him! This 45-year-old man ran a sub-22-hours Western States on just 17 miles a week training using
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member inov-8. Photos: Leo Francis / www.inov-8.com. Ultramarathon runner Damian Hall has set a new record time for “plogging”
The outdoor-gear company Rab originated when its founder Rab Carrington began designing sleeping bags and jackets for climbers in his attic in England in 1981. Now, decades later, his brand
recently published an article pointing out the benefits of nature walks, quoting my favorite topic, Sinrin-Yoko (swimming in the woods) and some new data from Stanford University and UCSF Benioff
Introduction: It’s 9 days since I finished Vermont 100 and writing a bit about it can help to reach a sense of closure about an event long in the making and then successfully but abruptly
You might have noticed land acknowledgments popping up everywhere from your Instagram feed to the start line of a race. A land acknowledgment can be a formal statement or an informal
Sixteen years ago, I started A Trail Runners Blog. What began as a “fitness diary using this new-fangled Internet thing” quickly blossomed into a decade-long multimedia experiment to
I finished. I know, terrible way to start a story with the end,but it was 100 miles. It’s not about the end,it’s about the journey;the adventure;the struggle;the
I spent the weekend of June 10-12 in the Mount Laguna Recreation Area for the San Diego 100. Scott Mills puts on a top notch race on some amazing trails and I was fortunate to have time to